Cluttered Space Equals a Cluttered Mind

This past week has reconfirmed my need for an orderly and uncluttered house. Instead of orderly and uncluttered, my house has been turned upside down due to renovations for over a week now. My dog experienced an anxiety attack over a month ago and destroyed the carpet in my bedroom. Luckily the damage (carpet & paint) was covered by my house insurance, but in order to save money I removed all the trim, old carpet and the toilet from the en suite and painted all the walls myself prior to the new flooring being installed.

If you ever want to fully understand how much stuff you have accumulated then just move everything out of one room and you may be surprised. Unpleasantly, I may add! Construction debris, furniture, decor and personal belongings are now spread throughout my house. I know that I do not function well in this type of environment and I find myself loosing focus. There have been a couple of days this week where my numbers were not as good as they could have been and I also missed both my morning classes due to exhaustion. As much as I would have liked to attend, something had to give. My cane form is not yet complete and I'm not even sure where to find the time to fit in some practice. Just thinking about the clutter and everything that still needs to be put back together and cleaned up causes me stress.

I started working on purging and decluttering my house during the summer and obviously still have a long way to go. I plan to continue to work on one room at a time in between everything else going on. For me a clean and uncluttered living space equals calm and creates a positive energy flow.

Michele Ward